Wearable Wrist Inhaler

ABSTRACT

A wearable wrist inhaler includes a wristband having a first end and a second end configured for wear about a user&#39;s wrist. An inhaler unit is removably coupled to the wristband displaced from the first end and the second end, the inhaler unit including a housing having a plurality of walls defining an interior area and an outlet port in communication with the interior area. A watch assembly is positioned atop the housing of the inhaler unit, the watch assembly energized by a battery and includes a display configured to indicate a time of day. A dosage chamber including a medicament is positioned in the interior area of the housing. A dispensing assembly is communication with the inhaler medicament that is configured to dispense an individual portion of the medicament via the outlet port upon demand by a user.

REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application claims the benefit of non-provisional patentapplication Ser. No. 14/880,915 filed Oct. 12, 2015 titled WearableWrist Inhaler which claims the benefit of provisional patent applicationU.S. Ser. No. 62/062953 filed Oct. 12, 2014 titled Wrist Inhaler, bothof which are incorporated herein by reference.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates generally to the field of inhaler devicesand more specifically relates to a specially designed wearable asthmainhaler configured in the form of a wristwatch to provide fast effectiverelief of asthma symptoms, as an ordinary inhaler would, while remainingreadily accessible on the user at all times.

A metered-dose inhaler (MDI) is a device that delivers a specific amountof medication to the lungs, in the form of a short burst of aerosolizedmedicine that is usually self-administered by the patient viainhalation. It is the most commonly used delivery system for treatingasthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and otherrespiratory diseases. The medication in a metered dose inhaler is mostcommonly a bronchodilator, corticosteroid or a combination of both forthe treatment of asthma and COPD. Other medications less commonly usedbut also administered by MDI are mast cell stabilizers, such ascromoglicate or nedocromil.

Various attempts have been made to solve problems found in inhalerdevice art. Among these are found in: U.S. Pat. No. 5,855,307 to Biddicket al; U.S. Pub. No. 2006/0032495 to Jennifer Fernandez; and U.S. Pub.No. 2002/0130149 to Kimberly Howell. This prior art is representative ofbody-mountable inhaler devices.

None of the above inventions and patents, taken either singly or incombination, is seen to describe the invention as claimed. Thus, a needexists for a reliable Wearable Wrist Inhaler, a specially designedwearable asthma inhaler configured in the form of a wristwatch toprovide fast effective relief of asthma symptoms, as an ordinary inhalerwould, while remaining readily accessible on the user at all times andto avoid the above-mentioned problems.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

In view of the foregoing disadvantages inherent in the known inhalerdevice art, the present invention provides a novel wrist inhaler. Thegeneral purpose of the present invention, which will be describedsubsequently in greater detail, is to provide a specially designedwearable asthma inhaler configured in the form of a wristwatch toprovide fast effective relief of asthma symptoms, as an ordinary inhalerwould, while remaining readily accessible on the user at all times. Thefeatures of the invention which are believed to be novel areparticularly pointed out and distinctly claimed in the concludingportion of the specification. These and other features, aspects, andadvantages of the present invention will become better understood withreference to the following drawings and detailed description.

The wrist inhaler includes a specially designed waterproof unit. Thewrist inhaler would be worn like any other watch, and would be madeavailable in a plethora of variations, colors and styles to appeal toindividual tastes. As such, various versions may be produced including asports version, casual, child's version, business professional versions,and more. The wrist inhaler may be sized appropriately for wear byadults and children.

In addition to displaying the time and date, the wrist inhaler includesa specially designed and sized inhaler unit discreetly integrated intothe watch body, which can be easily refilled with medication asnecessary. In an embodiment, a handy angle adjustable mouth piece withprotective cap covering protrudes slightly from the unit to enable theuser to inhale the medication. Across from this mouth piece is theactual pump dispenser. This dispenser would be capped as well to ensuremedicine is not accidentally discharged. Featuring a sturdy andcomfortable adjustable band, the wrist inhaler may be an unobtrusive andstylish device. The streamline watch face would feature an actualworking watch face featuring a digital or analog display. This displaywould reveal the time, date, and approximate number of puffs remaining.As the medicine is refilled, the “puffs remaining” indicator could bereset.

The wrist inhaler allows those living with asthma the freedom to goanywhere with their rescue inhaler conveniently attached and everpresent. Fashioned from waterproof materials, the wrist inhaler couldeasily go from land to water without worry, as well as be exposed to theelements without compromising the unit. As such, users could restassured that whichever activity they are participating in could be donewithout preoccupation of whether or not the unit was near, or that itmay be destroyed by weather or activity.

Simply stated, the wrist inhaler could mean the difference between asmall attack and a full blown asthma attack. It could also mean thedifference between life and death when seconds matter. Ever ready with aquick shake of the wrist, the wrist inhaler would deliver asthmamedication quickly and efficiently, without the need to track down theinhaler, wasting precious time. In addition, with one's inhalerconveniently attached, one would not have to worry about anyonetampering with their life saving unit. Cleverly conceived andthoughtfully designed, the wrist inhaler is an innovative and ever readylife saving concept for those living with asthma. The wrist inhaler iscost-effective to produce in the embodiments, as shown in the figures.

The embodiments of the invention described herein are exemplary andnumerous modifications, variations and rearrangements can be readilyenvisioned to achieve substantially equivalent results, all of which areintended to be embraced within the spirit and scope of the invention.Further, the purpose of the foregoing abstract is to enable the U.S.Patent and Trademark Office and the public generally, and especially thescientist, engineers and practitioners in the art who are not familiarwith patent or legal terms or phraseology, to determine quickly from acursory inspection the nature and essence of the technical disclosure ofthe application.

Therefore, a general object of this invention is to provide a wristinhaler that is wearable on the wrist of a person and enables a dose ofbronchial medicament to be available at the press of a button.

Another object of this invention is to provide a wearable wrist inhaler,as aforesaid, that includes an inhaler unit coupled to a workingwristwatch.

Still another object of this invention is to provide a wearable wristinhaler, as aforesaid, having an adjustable mouthpiece so that aninhaled dose may be dispensed without removing the inhaler from a user'swrist.

Yet another object of this invention is to provide a wearable wristinhaler, as aforesaid, that is refillable.

Other objects and advantages of the present invention will becomeapparent from the following description taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings, wherein is set forth by way of illustration andexample, embodiments of this invention.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a wearable wrist inhaler according toone embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2a is a top view of the wrist inhaler as in FIG. 1;

FIG. 2b is a sectional view taken along line 2 b-2 b of FIG. 2 a;

FIG. 3 is an exploded view of the wrist inhaler as in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4a is a side view of the inhaler unit as in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4b is a sectional view taken along line 4 b-4 b of FIG. 4 a;

FIG. 5a is a side view of the inhaler unit as in FIG. 4a , illustratingthe mouthpiece in a pivoted configuration;

FIG. 5b is a sectional view taken along line 5 b-5 b of FIG. 5 a;

FIG. 5c is an isolated view on an enlarged scale taken from FIG. 5b ,illustrating the spring and dispenser assembly in a relaxed or normalconfiguration;

FIG. 5d is an isolated view on an enlarged scale taken from FIG. 5b ,illustrating the spring and dispenser assembly in a compressed oractuated configuration;

FIG. 6a is a top view of the inhaler unit as in FIG. 1;

FIG. 6b is a sectional view taken along line 6 b-6 b of FIG. 6 a;

FIG. 7a is another top view of the inhaler unit as in FIG. 1illustrating the mouthpiece in a pivoted configuration;

FIG. 7b is a sectional view taken along line 7 b-7 b of FIG. 7 a;

FIG. 7c is an isolated view on an enlarged scale taken from FIG. 7c ,illustrated with the spring and dispensing assembly in a relaxedconfiguration;

FIG. 7d is an isolated view on an enlarged scale taken from FIG. 7c ,illustrated with the spring and dispensing assembly in a compressed oractuated configuration;

FIG. 8a is a perspective view of a wearable wrist inhaler according toanother embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 8b is an exploded view of the wrist inhaler as in FIG. 8a ,illustrating the inhaler unit separated from a wrist band;

FIG. 9a is a side view of the inhaler unit as in FIG. 8 b;

FIG. 9b is a sectional view taken along line 9 b-9 b of FIG. 9a ,illustrating the lever in an unactuated or relaxed configuration;

FIG. 9c is a sectional view taken along line 9 b-9 b of FIG. 9a ,illustrating the lever in an actuated or deployed configuration;

FIG. 10a is an exploded view of the housing as in FIG. 9 b;

FIG. 10b is an exploded view of the housing as in FIG. 9 c;

FIG. 11 is a bottom perspective view of the inhaler unit as in FIG. 10b;

FIG. 12 is an exploded view of the base portion of the housing;

FIG. 13 is an exploded view of the watch assembly and lid portion of thehousing;

FIG. 14a is a perspective view of a wearable wrist inhaler according toanother embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 14b is a perspective view of the wrist inhaler as in FIG. 14a withthe protective end caps removed for clarity;

FIG. 15a is a top view of the wrist inhaler as in FIG. 14 b;

FIG. 15b is a sectional view taken along line 15 b-15 b of FIG. 15a ;and

FIG. 16a is an exploded view of the wrist inhaler as in FIG. 15 a.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

A wearable wrist inhaler according to a preferred embodiment of thepresent invention will now be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 16a of the accompanying drawings. In an embodiment, the wearable wristinhaler 10 includes a wristband 14 and a pump type inhaler unit 12situated between opposed ends of the wristband 14 and having a digitalwatch assembly 60 and display 62. In another embodiment, a gear-driveninhaler unit 102 is situated between opposed ends of the wristband 114and includes a watch assembly 60′.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 7, the wristband 14 includes a first end 15 and asecond end 16 that may be selectively fastened together, such as with abuckle 13 or similar fastener, such that the wristband 14 is configuredso as to be wearable about a user's wrist. The wristband 14 includes afirst cap member 17 and a second cap member 18. In an embodiment, thepump type inhaler unit 12 is releasably coupled between the first capmember 17 and second cap member 18, such as by a friction or snap fitattachment (FIG. 3). It is understood that the inhaler unit 12 is onlyoperable when released from the first cap member 17 and second capmember 18.

The inhaler unit 12 includes a housing 20 having a bottom wall 22, anopposed top wall 24, and respective side walls extending between top andbottom walls. Collectively, the walls define an interior area, an openfront end 26 and a rear end 28. The front and rear ends provide accessinto the interior area.

A mouthpiece 30 is pivotally coupled to the housing 20 and situatedadjacent the front end 26 and configured to have its angle selectivelymoved by a user. Specifically, the mouthpiece 30 may include a pair ofmounting brackets each defining a guide slot 32 having a generallyarcuate configuration (FIGS. 3 and 5 c). Correspondingly, the a pair ofguide posts 34 may be mounted to inner surfaces of the housing 20 towhich respective guide slots 32 are mounted. The guide slots 32 areslidable along respective guide posts 34 so that the mouthpiece may bepivotally moved to desired angles relative to the housing 20. The openfront end 26 of the housing 20 may also be referred to as an outletport.

The inhaler unit 12 includes a medicine container 39 containing aplurality of individual doses of a medicament that may be dispensed viathe outlet port 128 on demand by a user. In an embodiment, thedispensing assembly 36 includes an actuator nozzle 38 mounted in saidinterior area of the housing 20 adjacent the open front end 26. Themedicine container 39 includes a medicine canister 49 situated in theinterior area that includes a distal end 44 accessible through the openrear end 28 of the housing 20 and an opposed proximal end 46 adjacentthe actuator nozzle 38. The medicine canister 49 includes a canisterreservoir 42 configured to hold a liquid medicine, e.g. for thetreatment of an asthma attack. It is understood that the medicinecanister 49 is removable from the housing 20, such as to be replacedwhen the canister reservoir 42 is empty.

Further, the medicine canister 49 includes a valve stem 48 situated atthe proximal end 46. The valve stem 48 is configured to be received ornested in the actuator nozzle 38 when the medicine canister 49 isinserted into the interior area of the housing 20. The valve stem 48 isoperatively in fluid communication with the canister reservoir 42. Moreparticularly, the medicine canister 49 includes an actuator assembly 50coupled to the valve stem 48 and defining a channel 52 between thecanister reservoir 42 and the valve stem 48 and configured to deliverdoses of medicine.

The actuator assembly 50 is movable between a relaxed configuration anda deployed configuration. The channel 52 is configured such thatmedicine from the canister reservoir 42 is blocked from flowing from thecanister reservoir 42 to the valve stem 48 when the actuator assembly 50is at a relaxed configuration and medicine from the canister reservoir42 is allow to flow from the canister reservoir 42 to the valve stem 48when the actuator assembly 50 is at a deployed (depressed)configuration. More particularly, the actuator assembly 50 includes acompression spring 54 that normally biases the actuator assembly 50 awayfrom the actuator nozzle 38 and toward the relaxed configuration (FIGS.5c and 7c ). By contrast, the actuator assembly 50 may be pressed orpushed to the deployed configuration (FIGS. 5d and 7d ) at which thespring 54 is compressed.

A user may manually urge the medicine canister 49 further into theinterior area of the housing 20 and the actuator assembly 50 to thedeployed configuration. In doing so, the valve stem 48 is firmly pressedinto engagement with the actuator nozzle 38 and the spring 54 iscompressed, allowing medicine to flow through the channel 52 to thevalve stem 48 and out the actuator nozzle 38.

Considering the dispensing of medicine even further, the channel 52 isin fluid communication with a dosage chamber 56 formed in the actuatorassembly 50. When the actuator assembly 50 is at the relaxedconfiguration, medicine is allowed to flow into the dosage chamber 56via the channel 52 (FIG. 5c ). Accordingly, a predetermined dosage ofmedicine is prepared for later dispensing. Then, when the actuatorassembly 50 is moved to the deployed configuration, the predeterminedamount of medicine is allowed to flow from the dosage chamber 56 intothe valve stem 48 (FIG. 5d ) where it is dispensed through the actuatornozzle 38 and mouthpiece 30 as described above.

The watch assembly 60 includes a digital display 62 positioned atop thetop wall 24 of the housing 20. A circuit board 64, traditionalcircuitry, or a processor may be positioned in the housing 20 andelectrically connected for data communication with the digital display62. The circuit board 64 is configured to keep time and to display it onthe digital display. A battery 66 is electrically connected to thecircuit board 64 so as to energize it and the digital display 62.

In addition, the watch assembly 60 may include a digital dosage counter68 for calculating the number of doses of medicine that have beendispensed by inhaler unit 12 and displaying that number on the digitaldisplay 62. The dosage counter 68 may be an electromechanical componentcoupled directly to the circuit board 64. Preferably, the dosage counter68 extends into the interior area of the housing 20 such that it iscontacted and pressed each time the medicine canister 49 is pushed tothe deployed configuration (FIG. 7d ).

In use, the inhaler unit 12 may be released from the wristband 14 andactuated to dispense a single dose of an asthma medication stored in amedicine canister 49. Specifically, the medicine canister 49 may bepushed deeper into the housing 20 and into firm engagement with theactuator nozzle 38 until the spring 54 is compressed and medicine flowsfrom a dosage chamber 56 into the valve stem 48 and through the actuatornozzle 38 and mouthpiece 30.

In related embodiment specifically illustrated in FIGS. 14a to 16a ofthe accompanying drawings, the housing 20 is removably coupled to thewristband 14 in a uniquely defined manner. In this embodiment, themouthpiece 30 includes a strap fastener 31 configured to be removablycoupled to a corresponding fastener on the wristband. In other words,the strap fastener 31 of the mouthpiece 30 is removably coupled to thewristband 14. This strap fastener 31 is also present in the embodimentdescribed below and was recited in the claims of the related (parent)application referenced above, now patented.

Another embodiment of the present invention is shown in FIGS. 8a -13 andwill be described below. In this embodiment of a wearable wrist inhaler100, an inhaler unit 102 may be a gear-driven type of dispenser of dosesof medicine packaged an elongate medicine strip 104, the medicine strip104 having a first layer 106 and a second layer 108.

Now more particularly, the wrist inhaler 100 includes a housing 120having a base portion 122 and a lid portion 127 removably coupled to thebase portion 122. The housing 120 presents a generally circularconfiguration. The base portion 122 includes a bottom wall 124 and aside wall 126 extending upwardly from a peripheral edge of the bottomwall 124. Together, the bottom wall 124 and side wall 126 define aninterior area in which other components are situated as will bedescribed below. The housing 120 may be coupled to a wrist band 114.

The lid portion 127 includes a top wall 129 configured to cover orenclose the interior area of the base portion 122 when coupled thereto.The side wall 126 of the base portion 122 defines an outlet port 128. Amouthpiece 130 may be coupled to the wrist inhaler housing 120 adjacentto the outlet port 128, the mouthpiece 130 defining an open distal end132 such that medicine dispensed through the outlet port 128 may also betransmitted through the mouthpiece 130 to a user's mouth. Receipt of themedicine is enhanced, of course, by an inhalation by a user's mouth onthe mouthpiece 130.

The dispensing assembly 160 of the present embodiment of the wristinhaler 100 includes a medicine container having an upstanding post 161about which the elongate medicine strip 104 is coiled (FIG. 9c ).Further, the dispensing assembly 160 includes a contracting wheel 162rotatably mounted to the bottom wall 124 of the base portion 122 of thehousing 120. In an embodiment, the contracting wheel 162 has a pluralityof fins 164 configured to engage the medicine strip 104 so as to pullthe medicine strip 104 from its coiled position about the post 161 whenthe contracting wheel 162 is rotated. An index wheel 166 is rotatablymounted in the base portion 122 of the housing 120 and operativelycoupled to the contracting wheel 162, the index wheel 166 defining aplurality of spaced apart pockets 168 or cutouts configured toselectively receive individual portions 110 of medicine from themedicine strip 104 as the medicine strip 104 is uncoiled from theupstanding post 161 and passed across the index wheel 166.

The dispensing assembly 160 may include a dosage chamber 169 adjacentthe outlet port 128. The dosage chamber 169 is configured and positionedin the base portion 122 to receive a respective individual portion ofmedicine when the medicine strip 104 is pulled apart into the firstlayer 106 and second layer 108 as will be described later. Therespective individual portion of medicine is preferably a powder.

A lever 140 is operatively coupled to the contracting wheel 162 and tothe index wheel 166 such that respective wheels are rotated upon aslidable movement of the lever 140. The lever 140 is positioned andconfigured to extend away from the side wall 126 of the base portion 122and is movable by a manipulative action of a user. The lever 140 isslidably movable between actuated and unactuated configurations.

The dispensing assembly 160 includes a receiving spool 152 rotatablymounted in the base portion 122 of the housing 120. The receiving spool152 may be in the form of an upstanding post defining a slot 154. Adistal end 107 of the first layer 106 of the medicine strip onceseparated from the second layer 108 may be firmly but releasably coupledto the slot 154 of the receiving spool 152. The receiving spool 152 isoperatively coupled to the index wheel 166 and to the lever 140 so as torotate in coordination with the other rotatable components. A rotationof the receiving spool 152 causes the first layer 106 of the medicinestrip 104 to be incrementally coiled about the receiving spool 152 (FIG.10b ). Similarly, a distal end 109 of the second layer 108 of themedicine strip 104 may be coupled to the contracting wheel 162 such thatthe second layer 108 is incrementally coiled about the fins 164 of thecontracting wheel 162.

A separation member 134 is situated in the interior area of the baseportion 122 adjacent the outlet port 128 and is configured to separatethe first layer 106 from the second layer 108 as the layers areincrementally coiled around the receiving spool 152 and the contractingwheel 162, respectively. It is understood that the distal ends of thefirst and second layers of the medicine strip 104 may be initiallycoupled to the receiving spool 152 and contracting wheel 162 before thelever 140 is ever operated, i.e. when a new medicine strip 104 is loadedinto the base portion 122.

The lever 140 is coupled to a shield 144 having a truncated annularconfiguration (i.e.

like a portion of a ring). The shield 144 may be seen as concentricallyadjacent the rim-shaped side wall 126. The shield 144 may be moved byoperation of the lever 140 between an actuated configuration that blocksthe outlet port 128 (FIG. 10a ) and an unactuated configuration thatdoes not block the outlet port 128. The lever 140 is coupled to a spring142 and is configured such that the lever 140 is normally biased towardthe unactuated configuration. However, when moved to an actuatedconfiguration, the outlet port 128 is opened so that a respectiveindividual medicine portion 110 may be delivered through the outlet port128. An individual portion 110 of medicine is delivered into the dosagechamber 169 upon movement of the lever 140 to the actuated configuration(FIG. 10b ). When a user slides the lever 140 to the unactuatedconfiguration (FIG. 10b ), the spring 142 is stretched but thenautomatically returns the lever 140 to the unactuated configuration whenthe user releases the lever 140. A timing wheel 150 (i.e. gear) iscoupled to the lever 140 and operatively coupled to the index wheel 166,receiving spool 152, and the contracting wheel 162. Accordingly,movement of the lever 140 turns the timing wheel 150 which, in turn,operates the other respective wheels.

In use, the coordination of the wheel rotations consistently pulls themedicine strip 104 from its initial coiled configuration and feeds ittoward the outlet port 128 where the layers are separated and theindividual medicine portion is dispensed into the dosage chamber 169 andoutlet port 128. Subsequent operations of the lever 140 repeat thedispensing process so long as there are undispensed individual medicineportions in the blister pack medicine strip 104. The medicine strip 104may be removed by removing the lid portion 127 and removing the spentstrip from the receiving spool 152 and contracting wheel 162.

A bottom surface of the base portion 122 of the housing 120 defines adosage window 150 in visual communication into the interior area of thebase portion 122. Correspondingly, a bottom surface of the timing wheel150 includes a series of ordered numerical indicia 152 indicative of anumber of doses of medicine that have been dispensed by respectiveactuations of said lever 140 or, alternatively, the number of dosesremaining. Thus, a user can track how many times he has resorted to theinhaler for breathing assistance.

The watch assembly 60′ is positioned atop the lid portion 127 of thehousing 120 and has a construction substantially as described above.Namely, the watch assembly 60′ may include a digital display 62′,circuit board 64′, and is energized by a battery 66′.

It is understood that while certain forms of this invention have beenillustrated and described, it is not limited thereto except insofar assuch limitations are included in the following claims and allowablefunctional equivalents thereof.

1. A wearable wrist inhaler, comprising: a wristband having a first endand a second end configured for wear about a user's wrist; an inhalerunit releasably coupled to said wristband displaced from said first endand said second end, said inhaler unit including a housing having aplurality of walls defining an interior area and an outlet port incommunication with the interior area; a watch assembly positioned atopsaid housing of said inhaler unit; a mouthpiece coupled to said outletport of said housing; a medicine container containing a quantity of aninhaler medicament; a dispensing assembly in communication with saidmedicine container that is configured to dispense an individual portionof said medicament via said outlet port on demand by a user; whereinsaid dispensing assembly includes: an actuator nozzle mounted in saidinterior area of said housing and positioned adjacent to said open frontend of said housing; said medicine container includes a medicinecanister situated in said interior area having a distal end accessiblethrough said rear end of said housing and an opposed proximal end and acanister reservoir for holding a liquid medicine, said medicine canisterhaving an valve stem nested in said actuator nozzle and beingselectively in fluid communication with said canister reservoir; whereinsaid medicine canister includes a spring-loaded actuator assemblyoperatively coupled to said valve stem and defining a channel betweensaid canister reservoir and said valve stem, said channel beingconfigured to block medicine from flowing from said canister reservoirto said valve stem when said actuator assembly is at a relaxedconfiguration and said channel being configured to allow medicine toflow from said canister reservoir to said valve stem when said actuatorassembly is at a deployed configuration.
 2. The wearable wrist inhaleras in claim 1, wherein said wristband includes a first cap memberdisplaced from a second cap member, said housing being releasablycoupled between said first cap member and said second cap member.
 3. Thewearable wrist inhaler as in claim 1, wherein: said housing includes abottom wall, an opposed top wall, and respective side walls extendingsaid top and bottom walls; collectively, respective walls of saidhousing define said interior area and an open rear end and open frontend configured to provide access to said interior area; said mouthpieceis in communication with said interior area, said mouthpiece beingpivotally coupled to said housing adjacent said open front end andselectively movable relative to said housing so as to adjust an angle ofsaid mouthpiece relative to said housing.
 4. The wearable wrist inhaleras in claim 1, wherein: said actuator assembly includes a compressionspring that normally biases said actuator assembly toward said relaxedconfiguration such that said channel is normally blocked; said spring iscompressed and said channel is unblocked when said distal end of saidmedicine canister is manually pushed into said interior area and saidvalve stem is correspondingly pushed firmly into said actuator nozzle.5. The wearable wrist inhaler as in claim 4, wherein said channel is influid communication with a dosage chamber that permits only apredetermined amount of medicine from said canister reservoir to saidvalve stem when said actuator assembly is moved to said deployedconfiguration.
 6. The wearable wrist inhaler as in claim 5, wherein saiddosage chamber is filled with medicine from said canister reservoir viasaid channel when said actuator assembly is at said relaxedconfiguration and said dosage chamber is emptied into said valve stemwhen said actuator assembly is at said deployed configuration.
 7. Thewearable wrist inhaler as in claim 3, wherein: said mouthpiece defines aguide slot having a generally arcuate configuration; said housingincludes a guide post proximate said front end to which said guide slotis pivotally coupled such that an angle of said mouthpiece isselectively adjustable.
 8. The wearable wrist inhaler as in claim 1,wherein said watch assembly includes: a digital display positioned atopa top wall of said housing; a circuit board configured to keep a currenttime calculated by a world time server, said circuit board being in datacommunication with said digital display; a battery electricallyconnected to said circuit board for energizing said circuit board andsaid digital display.
 9. The wearable wrist inhaler as in claim 8,further comprising a dosage counter electrically connected to saidcircuit board and extending into an interior of said housing, saiddosage counter positioned to be triggered by contact with saiddispensing assembly each time a respective individual portion of saidmedicament is dispensed.
 10. The wearable wrist inhaler as in claim 1,wherein said wristband includes a first clasp member displaced from asecond clasp member, said housing being releasably coupled between saidfirst clasp member and said second clasp member.
 11. A wearable wristinhaler, comprising: a wristband having a first end and a second endconfigured for wear about a user's wrist; an inhaler unit releasablycoupled to said wristband displaced from said first end and said secondend, said inhaler unit including a housing having a plurality of wallsdefining an interior area and an outlet port in communication with theinterior area; a mouthpiece removably coupled to said outlet port ofsaid housing, said mouthpiece having a strap fastener fixedly attachedto and depending from said mouthpiece; wherein said strap fastener ofsaid mouthpiece is removably coupled to said wristband; a watch assemblypositioned atop said housing of said inhaler unit; a medicine containercontaining a quantity of an inhaler medicament; a dispensing assembly incommunication with said medicine container that is configured todispense an individual portion of said medicament via said outlet porton demand by a user; wherein said dispensing assembly includes: anactuator nozzle mounted in said interior area of said housing andpositioned adjacent to said open front end of said housing; saidmedicine container includes a medicine canister situated in saidinterior area having a distal end accessible through said rear end ofsaid housing and an opposed proximal end and a canister reservoir forholding a liquid medicine, said medicine canister having an valve stemnested in said actuator nozzle and being selectively in fluidcommunication with said canister reservoir; wherein said medicinecanister includes a spring-loaded actuator assembly operatively coupledto said valve stem and defining a channel between said canisterreservoir and said valve stem, said channel being configured to blockmedicine from flowing from said canister reservoir to said valve stemwhen said actuator assembly is at a relaxed configuration and saidchannel being configured to allow medicine to flow from said canisterreservoir to said valve stem when said actuator assembly is at adeployed configuration.
 12. The wearable wrist inhaler as in claim 11,wherein said wristband includes a first cap member displaced from asecond cap member, said housing being releasably coupled between saidfirst cap member and said second cap member.
 13. The wearable wristinhaler as in claim 11, wherein: said housing includes a bottom wall, anopposed top wall, and respective side walls extending said top andbottom walls; collectively, respective walls of said housing define saidinterior area and an open rear end and open front end configured toprovide access to said interior area; said mouthpiece is incommunication with said interior area, said mouthpiece being pivotallycoupled to said housing adjacent said open front end and selectivelymovable relative to said housing so as to adjust an angle of saidmouthpiece relative to said housing.
 14. The wearable wrist inhaler asin claim 11, wherein: said actuator assembly includes a compressionspring that normally biases said actuator assembly toward said relaxedconfiguration such that said channel is normally blocked; said spring iscompressed and said channel is unblocked when said distal end of saidmedicine canister is manually pushed into said interior area and saidvalve stem is correspondingly pushed firmly into said actuator nozzle.15. The wearable wrist inhaler as in claim 14, wherein said channel isin fluid communication with a dosage chamber that permits only apredetermined amount of medicine from said canister reservoir to saidvalve stem when said actuator assembly is moved to said deployedconfiguration.
 16. The wearable wrist inhaler as in claim 15, whereinsaid dosage chamber is filled with medicine from said canister reservoirvia said channel when said actuator assembly is at said relaxedconfiguration and said dosage chamber is emptied into said valve stemwhen said actuator assembly is at said deployed configuration.
 17. Thewearable wrist inhaler as in claim 13, wherein: said mouthpiece definesa guide slot having a generally arcuate configuration; said housingincludes a guide post proximate said front end to which said guide slotis pivotally coupled such that an angle of said mouthpiece isselectively adjustable.
 18. The wearable wrist inhaler as in claim 11,wherein said watch assembly includes: a digital display positioned atopa top wall of said housing; a circuit board configured to keep a currenttime calculated by a world time server, said circuit board being in datacommunication with said digital display; a battery electricallyconnected to said circuit board for energizing said circuit board andsaid digital display.
 19. The wearable wrist inhaler as in claim 18,further comprising a dosage counter electrically connected to saidcircuit board and extending into an interior of said housing, saiddosage counter positioned to be triggered by contact with saiddispensing assembly each time a respective individual portion of saidmedicament is dispensed.
 20. The wearable wrist inhaler as in claim 11,wherein said wristband includes a first clasp member displaced from asecond clasp member, said housing being releasably coupled between saidfirst clasp member and said second clasp member.